‘If we can’t automate it, we don’t build it’: Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff on ‘self-driving money’
In 2019, a chorus of digital investment platforms branched out into checking and savings accounts. Throughout the year, Wealthfront continued...
Retail Banking
As ‘super apps’ gain ground, banks navigate user experience hurdles
With the rise of Alipay and WeChat in Asia, and the growth of e-commerce and banking capabilities within platforms like...
Through travel and e-commerce perks, N26 is pitching itself as a lifestyle brand
N26 is building out its perks ecosystem, adding partnerships with new brands at a rapid clip. This month, the company...
Trust in UK startup banks growing among all age categories, data shows
The notion that customers don’t trust non-legacy banking brands is starting to fade, at least in the U.K. A study...
Marqeta to focus on growing product suite in 2020
If 2019 was the year of the challenger bank, 2020 will be the year payments companies move closer to bank...
Big tech Is coming for banking: Experts predict fintech’s 2020
Financial technology startups will enter the next decade with a little more street cred than the last time around. Nearly...
Why Arvest Bank is focusing on customers’ future credit profiles
Fayetteville, Ark.-based Arvest Bank is using underwriting tools from TransUnion to assess current customers on their suitability for financial products...
Bank of the West to launch account for eco-friendly customers
Bank of the West is currying favor with customers who care about environmental sustainability. Doconomy The bank, which is a...
Weekly Wrap: Ongoing ‘platformification’ to continue in 2020
Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, December 20, 2019. In...
Core banking startup Neocova to serve challenged niche of small banks
The popular refrain in the industry is "innovate or die," but community banks face added obstacles resulting from the costs...
